Better Things

Pamela Adlon

Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director

Pamela Adlon has been acting since she was 12 years old, and can be seen as an actor, writer and producer on FX’s Peabody Award winning hit show Louie. For her work on the show, she earned a 2015 Emmy® Award nomination for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,” as well as a 2013 Emmy Award nomination (alongside C.K.) for “Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.” Adlon also shares with C.K. two Writers Guild Awards for “Comedy Series” for Louie.

In the film world, Adlon most recently starred as “Sharon” in First Girl I Loved, which debuted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received the NEXT Audience Award. Her additional film credits include Say Anything, Bed of Roses, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Sgt. Bilko, Plump Fiction, Some Girl and Grease 2. She also voices the role of “Vidia” in Disney’s Tinker Bell film franchise.

Adlon is perhaps best known for her role as the unpredictable “Marcy” on Showtime’s Californication. She also voiced the character of “Bobby Hill” on Mike Judge’s animated series King of the Hill, a role for which she won the 2002 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.”

Previously, Adlon starred opposite C.K. on HBO’s Lucky Louie. Her additional television and animation credits are long and storied. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters.